Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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Shoppers browse stalls at a covered market in the Covent Garden district of London, London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shoppers browse stalls at a covered market in the Covent Garden district of London, London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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Shoppers descend a stairway at the Thomas Neal shopping center in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shoppers descend a stairway at the Thomas Neal shopping center in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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A pedestrian carries Kurt Geiger-branded shopping bags in the Covent Garden district of London U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A pedestrian carries Kurt Geiger-branded shopping bags in the Covent Garden district of London U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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A customer browses discounted clothing hanging from a rail in a Hobbs fashion store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A customer browses discounted clothing hanging from a rail in a Hobbs fashion store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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A sale sign is seen in the window of a Ted Baker Plc store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A sale sign is seen in the window of a Ted Baker Plc store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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A sale sign sits on a handbag with a Union Jack design in a Radley and Co. Ltd. store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A sale sign sits on a handbag with a Union Jack design in a Radley and Co. Ltd. store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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A shop assistant arranges a display of discounted perfume in the Garden Pharmacy store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A shop assistant arranges a display of discounted perfume in the Garden Pharmacy store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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A sale sign is displayed on a mannequin inside a J. Barbour & Sons Ltd. clothing store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A sale sign is displayed on a mannequin inside a J. Barbour & Sons Ltd. clothing store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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Pedestrians carry shopping bags in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Pedestrians carry shopping bags in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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Sale signs are seen on a display of duffel coats in a Fred Perry Ltd. clothing store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden

Sale signs are seen on a display of duffel coats in a Fred Perry Ltd. clothing store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden

Boutique Stores As U.K. Post-Holiday Shopping Barely Rises

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Pedestrians pass sale signs in the window of a Next Plc clothing store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Pedestrians pass sale signs in the window of a Next Plc clothing store in the Covent Garden district of London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The number of Britons making shopping trips for post-holiday bargains barely increased on the day after Christmas as more people sought discounts online. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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